Activities

This information is current as of September, 2021

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant / Associate Professor (September 2013 – present)

• Cerebrovascular center and Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
• Chief of the Cerebrovascular Disease center, Gyeonggi Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Disease Center
• Research fellow at the Calgary Stroke Program, August 2020 – August 2021 (mentor, Bijoy K. Menon)

Clinical Instructor (March 2012 – August 2013)

–      Cerebrovascular Center and Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Fellowship (Apr 2011 – February 2012)

–      Vascular Neurology (mentors: Prof. Seung-Hoon Lee and Byung-Woo Yoon)

–      Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, Korean Center for Disease Control (Apr 2008 – Apr 2011)

–      Alternative service of military service obligation

–      Participated in the national survey of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease

Clinical Science Researcher and Predoctoral Clinical Fellow (Apr 2008 – Apr 2011)

–      Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

–      Mentors: Prof. Seung-Hoon Lee and Byung-Woo Yoon

Residency (March 2004 – Feb 2008)

–      Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Internship (March 2003 – February 2004)

–      Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1. 2004 – present    Member, Korean Neurological Association

2. 2005 – present    Member, Korean Stroke Society

3. 2006 – 2010         Member, Korean Dementia Association

4. 2006 – present    Member, American Heart Association – Stroke Council

Current tier: Premium Professional Member

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AWARDS

1. SK Young Investigator Award from the Korean Neurological Association (November 2017)
2. Best Teacher Awards, from residents of SNUH Neurology. Year 2014 / 2015 / 2016
3. Best oral presentation award. Annual conference of Korean Neurological Association. 2013. Seoul. Republic of Korea
4. Best oral presentation award. The 5th Japanese-Korean Joint Stroke Conference. 2011. Gyongju, Republic of Korea
5. Best poster presentation award. Annual conference of Korean Neurological Association. 2011. Busan, Republic of Korea.
6. Best poster presentation award. Spring conference of Korean Stroke Society. 2010. Daegu, Republic of Korea.
7. Award citation by Minister of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, for the contribution to the infectious disease management project. (December 9th, 2010; Citation No. 73228)

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ACADEMIC INTERESTS

1. Treatment of stroke
2. Development of neuroimaging or serum markers to predict outcomes after stroke
3. Collateral circulation, cerebral autoregulation and their association with systemic blood pressure, potentially mitigating progression of ischemia after cerebral large vessel occlusions
4. Vascular cognitive impairment; Cognitive neuroscience and behavioral symptoms after stroke
5. Decision making on the hyperacute recanalization treatment for stroke patients
6. Statistical methodology of clinical stroke research
7. Intracranial atherosclerosis
8. Clinical epidemiology and research methodology for stroke

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PEER-REVIEW ACTIVITIES

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• Verified reviews: 138 in lifetime and 38 in the last 12 months
• Top Peer Reviewer 2019

Neurology

Stroke

Journal of Stroke

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

International Journal of Stroke

Cerebrovascular Diseases

European Journal of Neurology

Journal of Clinical Neurology

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Journal of the Neurocritical Care

Journal of Neuroimaging

American Journal of Epidemiology

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

International Stroke Conference

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions – Hypertension council